Quick Start for Actor Creation
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Quick Start for Actor Creation
apify/quick-start
Contains a basic boilerplate of an Apify actor with Node.js source code and a custom Dockerfile. The purpose of this actor is to help you get started quickly to create your own actors.
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You can access the Quick Start for Actor Creation programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.
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